Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-02-10
TREAT THEM KINDLY.


Little Wholesome Advice as to How
Livestock Should be Cared For.
We are told by our esteemed contem-
porary, the Farmers Best Friend,
that mo animal does as well as it
should that is not comfortable. Study
the comfort of all kinds of livestock"
Although we have never lived upon
farm longer than the usual period of
summer vacation, we feel justified in
agreeing with the Farmers Best Friend
that what it says above is absolutely
true to the letter
Therefore, believing as we do that
animals should be kept as comfortable
as possible, we wish to scatter little
wholesome advice upon the subject,
which we trust will be taken in the
same kindly spirit in which it is offered.
If you want to get the maximum
amount of work out of your OK, you
must show him that you love him.
Don't kick him and beat him with
rails. Be kind to him. Pet him and
make him comfortable. Don't leave
him in cold, dreary stable all
night, Bring him into the house and
let him sleep on the sofa all night,
with crazy-quilt thrown over him.
Then feed him on olives, and tie rib
bons on his horns, and after awhile he
will grow to love you, and only think
of doing all the work he can to repay
you for your kind treatment Instead
of walking before the pillow, he will
| gallop, and you will succeed in dispos-
ing of an acre an hour.
Then let the donkey sleep on the rug
in front of the fire. If he brays at the
fire he will only be an improvement
on pair of bellows, and you can soon
soothe him with Schuberts serenade.
Feed him on carmels, and make him
feel comfortable; then you will not
have the slightest trouble in getting him
to run on the treadmill belonging to
the churn. And he will never kick the
children, or roll on them after he has
playfully thrown them off his back.
And you may get him so fond of you
that he will kick the servant-girr S
favorite cousin through the window if
he undertakes to stay later than ten.
But never let him lay his eyes on the
hobby-horse. A donkey is sensitive,
and he would not relish the spectacle
of any thing in the shape of horse on
rockers with his name and tail nailed
on. and pair of ears made of sole.
leather, to say nothing of the bride
being fastened in his mouth as though
it grew there.
To keep the hens happy, bring them
in the house at night, and permit them
to perch on the family tree; if you have
no family tree, arrange them along tn,
portiere poles and the hst-stand. Then
if thief should come in at the dead o.
night, and evince fancy for your new
overeoat, the hens will save it in tn,
same way as the geese saved Rome
Then they will lay eggs in the waste
basket.
If YOU are an author, they will Civ,
you ideas. A hen building her mes
in an umbrella-stand is just as good a.
the wren doing the same act in tn,
mouth of cannon.
The ducks could be brought in il
the same way, and kept over night il
the bath-tub anG wash basins. Car
should be taken to put the soap out o
reach.
We will say nothing about bringin:
the pigs in the house. Every bod,
knows how the pig appreciates kim
treatment in the domestic circle.
Therefore, be kind to your animals
Make them comfortable and happy
and you may rest assured that YOU vii
lie more than repaid by them for you
kindness and consideration.-Pack.